Ursula K. Le Guin

Tehanu

£60

Illustrated by David Lupton

The Folio Society’s edition of Tehanu, the fourth story in the series, continues the work of bringing Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea to life. With enchanting illustrations by David Lupton. 

Tehanu

£60
Book Details
 
Presentation Box & BindingBound in printed and blocked cloth
Plain slipcase
Printed map endpapers
Dimensions9 inches x 5¾ inches
FontSet in Garamond with Ducinea Serif as display
Pages256 pages
AuthorUrsula K. Le Guin
Illustrated byDavid Lupton
Illustration6 full-page and one double-page colour illustration
Publication Date09/05/2023
Editor's Notes
 
Celebrated across the world for its adventure, its wisdom and its unforgettable characters, the Earthsea series has inspired readers and writers since the release of A Wizard of Earthsea in 1968. The fourth volume, Tehanu, sees legendary writer Ursula K. Le Guin introduce new heroes and new threats, while Ged faces perhaps the hardest challenge of his life. Series artist David Lupton worked with Le Guin at the outset of the series to create a Ged and an Earthsea that stayed true to the author’s vision. This beautiful collector’s edition features seven spellbinding colour images and a perceptive afterword by Le Guin herself, revealing her own thoughts on this remarkable chapter in the Earthsea series. The endpapers are printed with maps and the exquisite binding features a stirring illustration of Tenar and the dragon Kalessin, the eerie vapour of Kalessin’s flames blocked in shimmering silver foil.

About the illustrator

David Lupton

David Lupton is a London-based illustrator, hand-drawing and painting his work with traditional media. He often finds expression in the melancholy and the macabre. He has created work for many commercial briefs, including editorial illustration, children's picture books, music video design and animation, and record cover artwork. Lupton has illustrated a number of books for Folio, including  The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym  (2015) and And Then There Were None (2017, Folio 2025). He worked closely with Ursula K. Le Guin to illustrate the Folio edition  A Wizard of Earthsea  (2015), and continued to realise the author's vision after Le Guin passed away, illustrating  The Left Hand of Darkness  (2018), The Dispossessed (Folio 2019), The Tombs of Atuan  (2022), The Farthest Shore  (2022), Tehanu (2023), Tales from Earthsea (2023) and The Other Wind (2024).

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About the illustrator

David Lupton

David Lupton is a London-based illustrator, hand-drawing and painting his work with traditional media. He often finds expression in the melancholy and the macabre. He has created work for many commercial briefs, including editorial illustration, children's picture books, music video design and animation, and record cover artwork. Lupton has illustrated a number of books for Folio, including  The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym  (2015) and And Then There Were None (2017, Folio 2025). He worked closely with Ursula K. Le Guin to illustrate the Folio edition  A Wizard of Earthsea  (2015), and continued to realise the author's vision after Le Guin passed away, illustrating  The Left Hand of Darkness  (2018), The Dispossessed (Folio 2019), The Tombs of Atuan  (2022), The Farthest Shore  (2022), Tehanu (2023), Tales from Earthsea (2023) and The Other Wind (2024).

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About the illustrator

David Lupton

David Lupton is a London-based illustrator, hand-drawing and painting his work with traditional media. He often finds expression in the melancholy and the macabre. He has created work for many commercial briefs, including editorial illustration, children's picture books, music video design and animation, and record cover artwork. Lupton has illustrated a number of books for Folio, including  The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym  (2015) and And Then There Were None (2017, Folio 2025). He worked closely with Ursula K. Le Guin to illustrate the Folio edition  A Wizard of Earthsea  (2015), and continued to realise the author's vision after Le Guin passed away, illustrating  The Left Hand of Darkness  (2018), The Dispossessed (Folio 2019), The Tombs of Atuan  (2022), The Farthest Shore  (2022), Tehanu (2023), Tales from Earthsea (2023) and The Other Wind (2024).

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About the illustrator

David Lupton

David Lupton is a London-based illustrator, hand-drawing and painting his work with traditional media. He often finds expression in the melancholy and the macabre. He has created work for many commercial briefs, including editorial illustration, children's picture books, music video design and animation, and record cover artwork. Lupton has illustrated a number of books for Folio, including  The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym  (2015) and And Then There Were None (2017, Folio 2025). He worked closely with Ursula K. Le Guin to illustrate the Folio edition  A Wizard of Earthsea  (2015), and continued to realise the author's vision after Le Guin passed away, illustrating  The Left Hand of Darkness  (2018), The Dispossessed (Folio 2019), The Tombs of Atuan  (2022), The Farthest Shore  (2022), Tehanu (2023), Tales from Earthsea (2023) and The Other Wind (2024).

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About the illustrator

David Lupton

David Lupton is a London-based illustrator, hand-drawing and painting his work with traditional media. He often finds expression in the melancholy and the macabre. He has created work for many commercial briefs, including editorial illustration, children's picture books, music video design and animation, and record cover artwork. Lupton has illustrated a number of books for Folio, including  The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym  (2015) and And Then There Were None (2017, Folio 2025). He worked closely with Ursula K. Le Guin to illustrate the Folio edition  A Wizard of Earthsea  (2015), and continued to realise the author's vision after Le Guin passed away, illustrating  The Left Hand of Darkness  (2018), The Dispossessed (Folio 2019), The Tombs of Atuan  (2022), The Farthest Shore  (2022), Tehanu (2023), Tales from Earthsea (2023) and The Other Wind (2024).

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About the illustrator

David Lupton

David Lupton is a London-based illustrator, hand-drawing and painting his work with traditional media. He often finds expression in the melancholy and the macabre. He has created work for many commercial briefs, including editorial illustration, children's picture books, music video design and animation, and record cover artwork. Lupton has illustrated a number of books for Folio, including  The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym  (2015) and And Then There Were None (2017, Folio 2025). He worked closely with Ursula K. Le Guin to illustrate the Folio edition  A Wizard of Earthsea  (2015), and continued to realise the author's vision after Le Guin passed away, illustrating  The Left Hand of Darkness  (2018), The Dispossessed (Folio 2019), The Tombs of Atuan  (2022), The Farthest Shore  (2022), Tehanu (2023), Tales from Earthsea (2023) and The Other Wind (2024).

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About the Author

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was born in Berkeley and lived in Portland, Oregon. She published 21 novels, 11 volumes of short stories, 4 collections of essays, 12 books for children, 6 volumes of poetry and 4 translated works, and received many honours and awards, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, a National Book Award and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. A Wizard of Earthsea (1968; Folio Society 2015, 2022) is her best-known work; it is the first book of Earthsea, which includes The Tombs of Atuan (1971; Folio Society 2022), The Farthest Shore (1972; Folio Society 2022), Tehanu (1990; Folio Society 2023), Tales from Earthsea (2001; Folio Society 2023) and The Other Wind (2001; Folio Society 2024). Her Hugo Award-winning novels, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969; Folio Society 2018) and The Dispossessed (1974; Folio Society 2019) have also been produced as Folio editions.